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  1. 1 hour ago, loges said:

    Fullerton would have to be better than Schache surely.

    No doubt!

    A but a plastic bag floating around the SCG would have had more impact last night, and would have certainly offered more physicality. 

    Its mind-blowing that bloke was pick 2.  He had 1 Hit out and 1 effective disposal last night.... In fact, in his last 20 games at AFL level he has kicked 11 goals and had 22 hit-outs TOTAL! 

    This illustrates that he is not up to it as a key fwd or a ruck. its crazy he is even on our list yet alone getting a game at AFL level. 

    I remember when we had a mantra of "drafting competitors". That's clearly gone out the window now with players like Laurie, Schache, Billings skirting around the ground doing sweet FA and refusing to cop an contact whatsoever.  

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  2. 26 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Based on what I have seen at training in regards to his loads I just assumed (based on that report) that he only took part in the drills at the beginning. 

    On Wednesday he did the non contact initial drills and then when they went into contact drills and end to end stuff he did separate one on one stuff and laps. 

    Yeah I am pretty confident he only did drills for 20-30 minutes than disappeared for match sim

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  3. 4 hours ago, Demonland said:

    In fairness to Tom he just returned to the main group after a couple of weeks in rehab. It might take some time to hit his stride.

     

    3 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

    Great report, but on Sparrow I’m happier to know he’s back in the main stuff than I would be concerned on the back of one training. Has been out of the main drills for a while so I’d imagine there’s some rust 

    Fair call on his interrupted summer. My critique isn't just based on today though. I  just feel he hasn't quite come on as I thought he would have since 2021.  Still young however and capable of getting there. 

    Its equally a observation on the younger guys looking good and fighting for a spot. Good problem to have. 

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  4. I headed down to Casey for a few hours this morning whilst I was “out seeing a client” 😉.  It was hard to tell who was who on occasion as a lot of them didn't have numbers on the jumpers and were wearing caps. So go easy if I botch a few things here. I’ll do my best to share my observations.

    I arrived around 9.40 and the drills were underway. Clarry was running at a solid pace for most of the session and according to the man himself he thinks he is a “couple of weeks away” from joining the main group.

    Will Verrall did quite a solid amount of running along the boundary with Clarry and didn’t look far off.

    Viney wasn’t participating in the drills when I first arrived but joined shortly after and played through the entire match sim later in the session. Whatever he limped off with the other day clearly is no issue. Fullarton also jogged for about an hour and didn’t seem to be uncomfortable but was at minimal pace. Salem was hanging around near the interchange bench for a while during match sim, but he did not train at all to my knowledge.

    I didn’t see Petty, Bowey, BB, Hunter, Melky, or Smith at all. They may have been on the far side of the ground from me or inside on the bikes, but as far as I can tell none of them participated today. Jefferson participated in a few drills, but I didn’t notice him after the first 20 minutes. There were about 30 mins or so of ball movement drills before the good stuff started!

    Match Sim was made up of 3, 20 minutes “quarters” and there was AFL Umpires there to officiate.  The teams started off with what seemed to be a mix of the best 22 and depth players on both sides, with the starting backs lined up on the starting fwds.  Having said that the blue team was clearly stronger through the middle, even with Gawny and a few others on team white.  

    After the first 2 “quarters” there was a changeup in teams and the blue team was stacked with our likely best 22. Interestingly ANB, Billings and Thommo all lined up in for the white team. Some interesting inclusions on team blue included Windsor on the wing and Howes and Macca playing down back. Macca looks fit and held his own today. Thommo and Disco might be stuck in Casey for a while longer it seems, although both did some nice things. Our key defensive depth looks great…. The key forwards on the other hand look very thin. Roo was quiet today but is a great focal point when moving the ball forward. However as good as he is as a target, we really need another Key Fwd to step up or it might be much of the same in 2024.

    There seemed to be a focus on scoring quickly and coming from behind in this period, The white team were given a 30 odd point lead for the blues to hunt down, which they did comfortably.  At one point during match sim Laurie received the ball during a center square stoppage and blasted it forward in a hurry. Chappy then yelled out, “Connect Bill, Connect!”  I liked this as it shows they are working on a major issue we have had for the past 2 seasons. A work in progress but at least a sign they are addressing it. I was pleasantly surprised with our game style today, I thought the ball movement looked much faster then previous years and they used the corridor quite often too, this had mixed results but that's to be expected. 

    Although Blue dominated the session, I must say there were some good signs from our younger brigade and depth players. All the draftees took part in the match Sim and showed signs of what they could become. Really liked Kolts energy and attitude, a future leader in the making IMO. Kynan had some very nice moments and looks like an absolute work horse, just goes, and goes. And Windsor…. Ill get back to this lad.

    Taj lined up in quite a few CBAs and did some nice things when faced up against our starting Mids, He really stood out to me today, as did Laurie. Positive signs aside, Gawn, Track, Viney & Gus were our starring 4 for blue at this point, and they looked  levels above the opposition. Overall, the standard was to good watch and I left with optimism for the season and our future with our youngins all showing a bit. Just some notes on individuals:

    ANB - Undoubtably starting 22, he was BOG for white by a country mile IMO. Great player for our young players to watch and learn from.

    Kosi – Everything he touches turns to gold. He really stands out with everything he does. He does stuff that no one else on the list can.

    Track - looks to be in extremely good nick and was just a powerful beast all day.

    Viney - Seemed completely unhindered to me and at times untouchable. Kicked a very nice goal during match Sim.

    Gus – Looks to be fine after his big knock. Played a mix of halfback and midfield. I really like the look of him in the guts and should stay there until Clarry is back IMO. Track, Oliver, Viney, Gus should be our priority mids in 2024. Elite!

    Windsor – I will be shocked if he doesn’t play round 1. It’s the first time I have seen him play live in any form and he looks like a ripper. Used the ball well, ran hard to give and receive, competed better than expected in the contest and just looked like he belongs.  I may have just caught him on a good day and his consistency might not be there yet, but I am a fan already. A shoe in to take Hunter’s role, just a matter of when.

    Sparrow – I know some on here are big Tommy fans, but from what I saw today he is in danger of losing his spot to one of the young and hungry up and comers if he doesn’t improve.  He just seems to have stagnated. Taj, Kynan, Kolt, Lauire could all push him out if he is not careful.

    Schache – Never been a fan of this bloke, however I must admit he impressed me today. Got bullied a tad in the ruck Vs Gawn but that’s to be expected. He shouldn’t have to go up against many starting rucks at AFL level and from what I saw today he may well be our backup ruck/fwd this year.  He had a great moment when he competed in the ruck with Gawn, smothered an attempted clearance kick then followed up with a big tackle locking it in. The boys and coaches loved it!

    Laurie – Thought he was a mile off the pace in his AFL games last year but looks to have stepped it up bigtime. He found a lot of the ball and looked clean, calm, and effective.

    Howes – Not sure if he will play down back in the AFL but during the drills and match sim he had moments that made you take notice. The kid can play, just not sure how he gets a look in.

    McAdam – Took a few BIG marks, one on poor old Gawnys back. He must be getting sick of that! McAdam will add to our forward line potency for sure. He didn’t get a huge amount of it but he was impactful. Looks the goods.

    Spargo – Looks super fit and was his creative self. Big fan!

    Lever – Loved his voice and leadership, I still think he will be our captain one day.

    Gawn – Dominated the ruck and was never out marked as expected. Today did highlight how badly we need to ruck depth ASAP though.

     

    Anyhow, it was a great morning, and I am excited for the season to start!

    I’ll do my best to answer Any questions you lot may have!

    GO DEES!

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  5. If Bailey played for any other club, every single demonlander would be agree, Fritch is hungry and regularly burns his team mates. 

    I know this is a Dees fan forum but the bias in the thread is unreal. I'm reading posts comparing him to Petracca taking set shots, ridiculous jibes at the media, Coaches instructions to take shots from anywhere! These are all just excuses and deflections from a flaw bailey  has let slip into his game. Clearly this is an issues that the team and Bailey need to address. 

    Sometime we have to take of our Dees glasses to see the truth! 

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  6. I know this is a MFC forum so should expect bias, but people in here are seriously underrating Adam Cerra.

    Seriously talented 21yo and should absolutely explode next year. 

    Also, players get what they want %95 of the time these days. As much as I hate how much power the players have in the trade period we might as well use this to our advantage for a change. If he if he nominates us it will most likely happen. 

    Same goes for any FA's that might pop up in the next few years. The system is rigged for the rich to get richer. We should abuse this like other clubs have in the past. 

     

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  7. 2 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    I hadn’t seen much of Mr Ed play at The Shockers 

    I had no idea the Bloke was in this elite category 

    Or has he gone up a level?

    Robbie Flower and Stan Alves played the wing like Langers

    They owned it

    He was a good player for Freo. His 2019 was very good in fact. He was about explode towards the end of that season. 

    I thought his 2020 was a step backwards for him but the whole 2020 year was a nightmare for many players. 

    His improved kicking and the consistent impact on games this year  has taken him to the level he looked like he was close too at the dockers. 

     

     

     

     

     

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  8. 16 hours ago, Dr.D said:

    are we at a point now that we can concede that Dr. was correct saying that Jackson isn't a natural forward? He's now kicked 3 goals in 8 games playing solely fwd with brief stints in the ruck. 

    (For the record, Logan Mcdonald has kicked 5 in 2 games)

    Josh Kennedy kick 11 from his first 21 games. 

    Way too early to make calls on a talented 19 year old. 

    Give him time. 

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  9. 4 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    I would have serious trouble having any interest in AFL if Clarry plays in a Carlscum jumper. It will mean we are never going to retain the right players to win a Flag

    I put the Club on notice...

    I agree,  it would destroy the already shaky spirit and hope of many of us.

    No flags or  anything really resembling success is one thing. 

    Seeing our exciting players running around for another the team is a bridge too far for me. 

     

  10. 1 hour ago, JimmyGadson said:

    Great post. 

    To me, it seems we're a season or two behind making the right list management calls both to keep up with the changing game and to compliment and add to our strengths. 

    The fact that we've seen more meaningful change at a coaching and FD level, with little return in onfield performance since our exciting 2018 finals is concerning to say the least. 

    And now, everyone is questioning Goodwin's worth. Including players. Players like Oliver, who if decides to leave, will be catastrophic from a Melbourne branding pov. 

    Roos must be rolling his eyes at some of the list management and positional change decisions Goodwin is making.

    Angus Brayshaw is an inside midfielder who came third in a [censored] brownlow after a year of playing there. What the hell is going on?

    As far as I'm concerned, Brayshaw, Viney and Oliver should be our starting mids with Trac and Kosi starting forward and rolling through the middle. 

    The wing position is more important than ever this year with the new man on the mark rule. Langdon has been huge for us and I simply can't understand why we haven't brought another one in or at the very least given Oscar Baker the chance to make it his own. Baker was no worse than Harmes or Jones in the practice game against the dogs and I actually thought he was really good against Richmond. What have we got to lose? 

    Gus simply has to be playing in the guts. He is being absolutely wasted on a wing. Unbelievable. 

     

    This is spot on, If we fail to make finals and Oliver leaves us for one of the big clubs it would be the final nail in the melbourne supporting coffin for me, and I wouldn't be the only one. 

     

     

     

     

     

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  11. 12 minutes ago, Dr evil said:

    Mate, i totally understand people pointing out i got this one wrong. but surely you understand things change in silly season. as of 3 days ago when i last posted this my source of information was very confident he was coming. that's how quickly things change. 

    Not a huge fan of being called a clown though, i have been pretty happy to cop getting this wrong, and i've been posting here for a long time. i don't really think name calling is needed. it's all a bit of fun. 

    Sadly I feel you have dug your own grave here mate.

    I personally like the info you have shared with us but perhaps your wording should have been a bit different.

    Big difference between  "I am very confident he is coming" and "Smith will 100 percent be a demon" 

    People on here can be very harsh on posters who share info that doesn't come to fruition. 

    Anywho, I hope this doesn't deter you from sharing info you may receive. 

     

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  12. 14 hours ago, Jack7 said:

    After 6 months of Covid,hubs,3 games in 9 days,we miss the finals by a Solitary kick of the Football.

     

    Against the Cats,we had a set shot with 15 seconds to go in the match,ball slides left of the Goalpost for a point and we lose by 3.

     

    1 Kick,that's how close we came!!!

     

    We have a better list than the Bulldogs,but they beat us and Freo

     

    Considering from 2010-20,only the Suns have won less games than us,not surprising.

    The Dogs list is unquestionably superior to ours. Much more balanced team. 

    They have us covered for talent and on almost every line they either break even with them or are outright better. 

    They also have the heart and grit that we lack and desperately need to find. 

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